New optical technologies have revolutionized astronomy, from the invention of the telescope 400 years ago to more recent developments of adaptive optics and segmented mirrors. The next disruptive ...

The term “adaptive optics” sounds like something ... it’s reserved for big-science stuff like billion-dollar space telescopes. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t quick and dirty adaptive ...

Could a telescope be vibrated with the right frequency to counter the atmospheric twinkle of stars? Robert Byerly Windsor, California Yes, it can! This is one facet of adaptive optics, which ...

At Gemini South, on an Andes mountaintop called Cerro Pachon, an adaptive-optics system supercharges the capabilities of the telescope's massive 26-foot (8-meter) mirror, the better to study black ...

Giant Magellan Telescope The GMT is one of several large ... Like its competitor giant scopes, it will feature adaptive optics, which corrects image distortions caused by our turbulent atmosphere.

Explore the night sky with the best telescopes to suit every budget and experience level, perfect for observing February's Snow Moon and spectacular planetary parade. February is a great time to ...

111, No. 759, May 1999 Adaptive Optics Observations of Arcturus... Adaptive Optics Observations of Arcturus using the Mount Wilson 100 Inch Telescope This is the metadata section. Skip to content ...

The UArizona-managed Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham is the only one of its kind, with two ... [+] 27-foot mirrors mounted side by side. A powerful adaptive optics system compensates for ...

An adaptive optics system measures the distortion of incoming light and compensates to create sharp, clear images. Light from the telescope bounces off the adaptive mirror and is sent through a ...

Adaptive optics relies on wave-front sensors to measure aberrations in light coming into a telescope, camera, or similar system, and then uses deformable mirrors to correct those aberrations.